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Herefordshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 615 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 1987, and 843 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 156 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1986 (655), and casualties fell from 871.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 24,794 collisions in Herefordshire.

Collisions in 1987
615
Down 6% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
843
Down 3% on 1986
Fatal collisions
20
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
156
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 1987

3.3% of collisions in Herefordshire in 1987 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal203.3%
  • Serious15625%
  • Slight43971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal253%
  • Serious19423%
  • Slight62474%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 1987 is highlighted, with 615, down 6% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025277378
2024333470
2023304409
2022297383
2021311445
2020263337
2019361498
2018342465
2017324431
2016385535
2015400559
2014392560
2013376527
2012426609
2011457636
2010475647
2009574812
2008519725
2007581846
2006551782
2005567879
2004624918
2003622865
2002678997
20016881,046
20006801,013
19997361,064
19987021,008
1997664918
1996580835
1995598809
1994589779
1993555746
1992574757
1991599794
1990680863
1989669918
1988634875
1987615843
1986655871
1985603815
1984617839
1983587763
1982538737
1981578817
1980593833
1979621865

When and where crashes happen in Herefordshire in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (12%)
  • Tuesday82 (13%)
  • Wednesday106 (17%)
  • Thursday82 (13%)
  • Friday111 (18%)
  • Saturday96 (16%)
  • Sunday67 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59155 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.7%)
  • February39 (6.3%)
  • March43 (7%)
  • April48 (7.8%)
  • May58 (9.4%)
  • June58 (9.4%)
  • July58 (9.4%)
  • August65 (11%)
  • September53 (8.6%)
  • October55 (8.9%)
  • November54 (8.8%)
  • December43 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight456 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds510 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry434 (71%)
  • Wet or damp161 (26%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2%)
  • Snow7 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph283 (46%)
  • 40 mph44 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph273 (44%)
  • 70 mph14 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway532 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout20 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant492 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (15%)
  • Pedestrian115 (14%)
  • Cyclist87 (10%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1036 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1561 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20210 (25%)
  • 21 to 25135 (16%)
  • 26 to 35111 (13%)
  • 36 to 4598 (12%)
  • 46 to 5551 (6%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7547 (5.6%)
  • Over 7523 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider489 (58%)
  • Passenger239 (28%)
  • Pedestrian115 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car717 (68%)
  • Motorcycle136 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Herefordshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Herefordshire ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 135th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
135th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 1987

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 1987: 81, including 6 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4981120618
2ndA4387191124
3rdA4655167113
4thA44314614
5thA40223728
6thA4103172515
7thA4110172904
8thA4112173813
9thB4224151704
10thB4260111300
11thA456101302
12thB4399101104
13thB436171002
14thA4496801
15thA4666812
16thA48061204
17thB434861012
18thB42045504
19thB42285600
20thB43595501

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 1987

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 1987: 220.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 1987

HR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 1987: 138.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 1987, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years